FijiWestern DivisionSaunakaVunitogotogo Creek17°46’36” S 177°26’8” E
12 oktober 2013, Fiji ⋅ 🌙 22 °C
In October 2013, I traveled to New Zealand to explore the possibility of moving back there to live. In the end, I didn't because the job I thought was going to eventuate never happened.
There was toMeer informatie
Nieuw-ZeelandWellingtonLambton Harbour41°17’11” S 174°46’35” E 15 oktober 2013, Nieuw-Zeeland ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
I took an overnight bus from Auckland to Wellington. It was raining like crazy when we got to the bottom half of the North Island, and my gear got soaked!
For the first week, I house-and-cat sat forMeer informatie
Nieuw-ZeelandWellingtonLambton Harbour41°17’11” S 174°46’35” E
17 oktober 2013, Nieuw-Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Even back in the '90s when I lived and worked in Wellington, it had a great reputation for good locally roasted coffee. Herewith, some of the Signs of the Grinds that I snapped pictures of.
Nieuw-ZeelandWellingtonLower Hutt CityEpuni41°12’33” S 174°54’29” E
3 november 2013, Nieuw-Zeeland ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
One of the tenants on the commercial floor of the St. George was the NZ Brass Band Association, and I had become interested in Sousa's tour of NZ back in the 1910s, with the view to perhapsMeer informatie
Nieuw-ZeelandWellingtonLambton Harbour41°17’8” S 174°47’9” E
9 november 2013, Nieuw-Zeeland ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Because NZ traces its Pakeha heritage to Britain, it celebrates the 5th of November as Guy Fawkes Night. When I was a kid, everyone used to have fireworks and a bonfire on that night. But, because theMeer informatie
13 november 2013, Nieuw-Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
I took the bus north to my hometown to visit my sister, brother, and a niece and her son, who all still live there, for a few days. There happened to be a gypsy traveller encampment across the streetMeer informatie
Nieuw-ZeelandWellingtonWellington CitySeatoun HeightsWorser Bay41°18’21” S 174°49’25” E
17 november 2013, Nieuw-Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
When we got back to Wellngton, my niece and her husband took me to visit the Weta Workshop and to the Te Papa National Museum.
You can go on a tour of the actual workshop, plus there is a littleMeer informatie
Nieuw-ZeelandWellingtonWellington CityPipitea41°16’23” S 174°47’9” E
20 november 2013, Nieuw-Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
The Cake Tin is the name of a sports stadium that was built in the late '90s in Wellington. It hosts all manner of events besides sports, but the main sport played there is NZ's national game, rugby.Meer informatie
Nieuw-ZeelandWellingtonLambton Harbour41°17’11” S 174°46’35” E 5 december 2013, Nieuw-Zeeland ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
The day before I was to leave Wellington to return (eventually) to Oakland, CA, who should I see in the street but a Raiders supporter!
But before I left, I had some final catching up to do withMeer informatie
Nieuw-ZeelandManawatu-WanganuiRuapehu DistrictOhakuneMangateitei39°25’5” S 175°23’55” E
6 december 2013, Nieuw-Zeeland ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
The Northern Explorer is a scenic train trip that travels from Wellington up to Auckland. I went as far as Te Rapa, the station for Hamilton, where my brother and sister-in-law came to pick me up as IMeer informatie
